Name: Layered Mint Chocolates
Yield: Makes 35 bite-size chocolates
Ingredients: Unsalted butter, 4 tablespoons (2 oz/60 g), melted; Peppermint oil, ¾ teaspoon; Semisweet chocolate (at least 60% cocoa solids), 1 pound (500 g), chopped; White chocolate, 8 oz (240 g), chopped; Green food coloring (optional)

Preparation info

Makes
35
bite-size chocolates

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Better From Scratch

By Ivy Manning

Published 2014

About

Just like the store-bought candies in green foil, these chocolate bites melt in your mouth with a bright mint finish. Be sure to use peppermint oil, not peppermint extract, or the melted chocolate will seize. Look for the oil in specialty baking shops or online.

Ingredients

Unsalted butter, 4 tablespoons (2 oz/60 g), melted
Peppermint oil<

Method

Transfer 2 tablespoons of the melted butter, avoiding the white foam on top and milky whey at the bottom, to a small bowl, add the peppermint oil, and set aside. Discard the remaining butter.

Line a 9-by-13-inch (23-by-33-cm) baking pan with parchment paper. Put the semisweet chocolate in a